Vars and its villages

Vars and its villages

Vars, a huge ski area, with 185km of runs... but it's more than just that!

As well as being a big, beautiful ski resort, Vars is a high mountain community that is full of history. A place of refuge or passage, Vars, has welcomed visitors from all over, and still does.
So, take a stroll between the past and the present and discover the Vars sites full of culture and nature.

Let's go and explore Vars!

Memories, memories...

Our favourite:

Discover the villages... on footThis loop through the traditional villages in Vars reveals a diverse landscape, through its heritage, alleyways, ancient farms, sundials, and even its hay cranes.
5.6 km, or 2 hours 30 minutes of walking, to find the treasures of Sainte Marie, Saint Marcellin or Sainte Catherine.

The first book about Vars

Vars has its roots in a vast natural, cultural and human heritage.
The elders plunge us, through its pages, into the heritage of the varsincs, the Vars natives, with its history, its customs, its environment.
A little peek at the life of yesteryear in the Vars valley.Available from local bookshops and La Maison Chastan, Vars Sainte-Marie (€29).